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York Faculty Retreat2

York Faculty Retreat2

Faculty members from five campuses gathered for a retreat in early September where they could work and collaborate with colleagues in a quiet setting.  The event was organized by Penn State York and sponsored through the campus, a teaching innovation grant from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, and Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) at University Park.  Some of the faculty members from the York campus who took part in the retreat included , left to right, Amber Seidel, associate professor of human development and family studies; Joan Smeltzer, assistant teaching professor in mathematics; Joy Giguere, assistant professor of history, seated;  and Nicole Muscanell, assistant professor of psychology.

York Faculty Retreat1

York Faculty Retreat1

An off-campus location gave faculty members time to work without distractions and discuss topics with other colleagues as they wished.

Scientific posters on easels line a large room, with windows on one side. People are grouped together in twos or threes, discussing the research on the posters.

REU symposium

Undergraduate students from across the United States presented their summer research projects at the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium on July 30. Forty-four of these students will return to Penn State to present their research at the first international conference on the science of drawdown.